In the Puranas Yama is called the judge of men, and is said to rule over the many hells in which the wicked are made to suffer.

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In the Puranas Yama is called the judge of men, and is said to rule over the many hells in which the wicked are made to suffer. Thus the Padma Purana says: "Yama fulfils the office of judge of the dead, as well as sovereign of the damned; all that die appearing before him, and being confronted with Chitragupta the recorder, by whom their actions have been registered. The virtuous are then conveyed to Swarga (Indra's heaven), whilst the wicked are driven to the different regions of Naraka (hell)." In the "Vishnu Purana" the names of the different hells are given, and it is there stated that "there are many other fearful hells which are the awful provinces of Yama, terrible with instruments of torture and fire." It's also mentioned that all men at the end of their existence become slaves to the power of Yama, by whom they are sentenced to painful punishments." In the Puranas, there's also a mention as to how men can be free from Yama's authority. It clearly states that "Yama is the lord of all men, excepting the worshippers of Madhusudan, Shri Vishnu. Worship Shri Vishnu in one of his many forms, and Yama can exert no authority over you."

Stories are told in the Puranas to show how the power of Shri Vishnu is exercised on behalf of his worshippers in rescuing them from Yama's bonds. If a man repeat Shri Vishnus name in teaching it to his parrot, or utter it in death without any intention of asking his help, his messengers will be sent to snatch him from the punishments and Yama will not touch his devotees. In the Mahabharata is a most interesting story, showing that sometimes Yama is propitious to prayer, and will allow those who have entered his abode to return to earth.

Yama is represented as a green man, clothed in red garments. He has a crown on his head, and a flower in his hair; is armed with a club, and rides upon a buffalo. He is regularly worshipped once a year; and daily a little water is poured out to him. For a whole month each year unmarried girls present offerings to him in the hope that he will provide them with a husband; and that, having granted this boon, he will not recall his gift, and leave them widows. In his presence the good and evil deeds of the departed are weighed: according to the turn of the scale, the soul goes to heaven or hell. The soul is believed to reach Yama's abode in four hours and forty minutes; consequently a dead body cannot be burned until that time has passed after death.!! 👿😈
Hari Om Tat Sat ~ Om Namo Narayana ~ Jai Shri Vishnu!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻